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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 123 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Find the light): Highlight = brightest spot; shadow side = away from the light; cast shadow = thrown on the surface, away from the light. Hatching = parallel lines, cross-hatching = crossing lines, stippling = dots, blending = smooth tones. Press harder or add more lines to go darker; a value scale runs from white to black.

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  1. 1.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  8. 8.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  15. 15.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  26. 26.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  28. 28.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  40. 40.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the side facing the lamp
  3. hatching
  4. on the right side
  5. blending
  6. True
  7. the side away from light
  8. False
  9. smudging with a finger
  10. dark value
  11. True
  12. True
  13. many parallel lines
  14. cast shadow
  15. smooth, soft tones
  16. False
  17. hatching
  18. False
  19. True
  20. True
  21. white to black
  22. highlight
  23. dark value
  24. True
  25. on the left side
  26. True
  27. blending
  28. press harder
  29. stippling
  30. False
  31. True
  32. light value
  33. True
  34. dark value
  35. True
  36. False
  37. criss-cross lines
  38. cast shadow
  39. where light hits most
  40. True

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